| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 July 1887 - 1 April 1888 |
| Teams | 6 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Tipperary (1st win) |
| Captain | Jim Stapleton |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Galway |
| Captain | Pat Madden |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Not Played |
| Leinster | Not Played |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 4 |
| Goals total | 8 (2.00 per game) |
| Points total | 22 (5.50 per game) |
| All-Star Team | See here |
1888 → | |
The 1887 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the first staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The championship began on 2 July 1887 and ended on 1 April 1888.
Tipperary won the title following a 1-1 to 0-0 defeat of Galway in the final.[1]